Why I like this book: I don’t know enough Spanish to read a picture book like this, but, lured by the marvelous artwork of Guridi, I made an effort with Google translate to learn more and was not disappointed.

Resources/Activities: learn Spanish (that note is for me!); at the very least, check out the foreign language section at your local library for books, some of which that might not even look like what you are used to; try to surmise what is going on based on the artwork; ask a member of the community to come and read a favorite book from their language/heritage to read a picture book to your class and explain the text.

For more Perfect Picture Book picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.

I was able to get most of the summary thanks to 9 months of Duolingo. I HIGHLY recommend that handy little app. It’s very visual. One of my goals this year was to work through the program, though I’m a little behind. Thanks for the review. Wish I could find this. It’s a riot.

I’m curious if this book is available in English, too. (?) I’m also curious if, without knowing how to read Spanish, the illustrations tell the story on their own. I’m quite intrigued and am looking forward to looking at it.

What a crazy book. It looks hilarious. Chronicle and Kane Miller do a ton of foreign translations a year. Takes 1 to 2 years to show up in US. Neither of these had this book but I hope someone picks it up.

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